The origins of this volume lie in the
international conference Cognitive Linguistics
in the Year 2012, convened by the Polish
Cognitive Linguistics Association. The
proceedings of the conference revolved around
three major thematic areas: metaphorical and
metonymic underpinnings of meaning in language
and beyond, prototypical and gradual phenomena
pertaining to linguistic categorization across
the lexicogrammatical continuum, and the need
for advancing theoretical tools. These
recurring themes are reflected in the
three-part structure of this volume, with
contributions from nearly two dozen researchers
exploring a broad array of linguistic as well
as non-linguistic data.